noun
- false or defamatory stories published for political effect
Usage: archaic; political
Examples
- The candidate’s opponents spread roorbachs about his past.
- Political roorbachs were common in 19th-century campaigns.
- The newspaper refused to publish such obvious roorbachs.
- These roorbachs were designed to damage his reputation.
- Voters grew tired of the constant roorbachs during election season.